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> I'm using as_string() in Marc::Batch to get 650 fields and mash all the
> subfields together so I can push them into a database. Works great, but
> what I'd really like to do is have fields such as:
>
> "Health Services Canada."
>
> appear as
>
> "Health Services -- Canada."
Well, it's MARC:
That might be something that could go into MARC::Descriptions another hash
element to indicate punctuation. Then MARC::Field wouldn't have to worry
about it :-)
as_string() could check if MARC::Descriptions is available, and if so add any
available punctuation. If not, just do it the cu
> as_string() could check if MARC::Descriptions is available, and if so add any
> available punctuation. If not, just do it the current way?
>
> I'm willing to tweak up MARC::Descriptions if someone can point me to a
> "proper punctuation" guide.
Then MARC::Record will be relying on MARC::
>I'm using as_string() in Marc::Batch to get 650 fields and mash all the
subfields together so I can push them into a database.
>Works great, but what I'd really like to do is have fields such as:
>"Health Services Canada."
>appear as
>"Health Services -- Canada."
For the time being, I've dec
